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11P0' Ite' to Ine-9 1 --CHAMP BARBER MOM lake 27ll' Fogs Asa ilea riglle 0 azoDangs' Voenee Boatfighg 13y7 Bees By RONALD GREEN Charlotte News Sports Writer Jerry Barber who speaks soltly and carries a big set of golf clubs sank into an easy chair and made a prediction Just in from a practice tour of DICKSON ABANDONING the beautiful but ofttimes treach erous Cape Fear Country Club course on which he shot a 71 the CLOVERS FOR NO 13 studied for a moment and LaCanada Cali professional decid ed "It might take a 271 this time" -r 1171:: 04' I fill 1 I ti 1 ii 1 It 401 5 Is l' 4 1 '1 i 4 i 1 '''''0-e 1 4 4 i' "sts 4 2 I ''''t 4 1 Vi I i iIiiIi i I 4 1 'il I 1- 4101w 1 4 40ti: 3 Ast 4 1 41' -t i 7 '7 3k 1 ts Y- i et 4 s- lik i i' 6'''''' 1 1 00 "5 't v' '-i 0 -4'41w0411111414111t "11 1004 4 1 1 4 i 4kI'V 14' r-io ft 0:7) -I 4 4 tos4cio ir i 1 I 1 if ''1H11 10 0 5 4 I I 0 1 1 d' 1 I 4" 0 :1 1 5 :551 I 7 CLEARWATER Phi Hies Pitcher Murry Dickson has given up on fouleat clovers as good luck charms Dickson acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates in an off season trade carried a fourleat clover to the mound yesterday and was the losing pitcher in a 74 game with the Washington Senators Aiding the Pirates to their runs were five scratch hits a hit that took a bad bounce and became a triple and an error Dickson says "I'll try No 13 on my back the next time It can't be anye worse" 1 i 1 1 i I '1'' I-8 TIIURSDAY 25 1911 ''s i Barber won the Azalea Open here last year with a 72-hole score of 274 but now he is saying hell need three shots less if he is to win this sixth annual whirl "The course is in excellent shape" said the bespectacled Barber who is noted for his creation of a popular golf glove "It might take a better score this time" Barber is one of an expected 130 largest field in the Azalea's history who will begin chasing the $10000 in prize money ($2000 first prize) tomorrow morning Eighteen holes are scheduled for tomorrow with another 18 set for Saturday and a 36-hole windup planned for Sunday Seventeen of the top 20 money winners on the pro circuit are registered for this big event which is being held in conjunction with the gala Azalea Festival Lloyd Mangrum the Niles Ill veteran who looks like the movie version of a Mississippi river boat gambler has been here since Monday practicing hard A former champion Mangrum must be considered among the favorites but the dapper mustachioed Lloyd figures otherwise He admits he could repeat but sighs "I'm in my first slump since 1947" By BOB VINCY charlotte News Sports Editor WINTER GARDEN Charlotte Hornets bolstered their outfield this morning when they purchased Glenn (Buck) Varner a patrolman with AA experience from the Chattanooga Lookouts 0 Varner has been a hot-and-cold performer with the willow but he has looked ible for the Lookouts this swing With only five outfielders on hand until today'i'! move Manager Pete Appleton welcomed the ex-Lookout into camp Varner born and raised in Vt Chattanooga has been in pro IX ball since 1949 Ills addition OPEN 'Tit 9 EVERY FRIDAY HIGHTK al gives the Hornets two outfield- he Grice is the other have seen double-A I experience Shop Now For Your Easter Wardrobe The 'Nooga gardener suffered la a sore arm last year and played tit only a few games He hit 220 '11Mmk eiclittg ll fti The year previous Varner played in 57 games for Chattanooga and hit 290 He swatted Like hs four homers i In his rookie year at Orlando You Varner hit 201 against Class pitching in This LiohterWaysofliving Suit "Varner is due for a good sea- son" said Joe Engel Chattanooga owner who sold the out- I k1 Ifielder to the Hornets "He has a lot of power and will help Charlotte I'm sure" BULL FROM THE BULLPEN: Wayne Crawford who was credit- ed with three of Charlotte's six hits reminds one of a Bruce C---lit- ---t2-1-----e' -or Barmes with power Ile's tfast 1 3 I i 1 a portside hitter and has the same i 1 stubby appearance at the plate 4' Barmes who has been rumored --r-11 1-5'-NN Charlotte bound says he would probably go for the move but gets ------------e-- only frowns from Chattanooga of- ficialsNo wonderHe slugged a neat 300 plus in the Southern Association and they're talking pennantWhy-let a potential hot-shot fall into Charlotte's hands? and Look Like This in Jimmie Jarrett second of three Hornet pitchers against Hagerstown gave up a walk and two sharp hits to the first three men SPRINGWEAVEt who faced him It cost two runs but he settled nicely after that Ex-Gastonia Infielder Paul Fouts was borrowed by Chattanooga yes- 9 Months of the Year terday starred in a win over Quantico's Marines 'Nooga isn't considering him as a squadsman t'' however Today it's Charlotte coing against A Hagerstown again "we'll play -i I as many exhibitions as we can' says Manager Pete Appleton "It's (PS 1 the quickest way to get a line on 4 our boys" FA al hi TC la IA ll ro I i 1 1 L7 5 A'11ZA 4-ity-t't-tEr-ttt21lJ I Feel Like This hterWaysofliving Suit 1447 i tA9r A forN JrV I ow I le5a I 4 ZNe 3 "NN N- -----7-(-- ----A-- ci 1 4 scutlist4t 4 "rici 40--- 4 111iimiodik 4 A f-2 1 1 i It -g 1 IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN says Lloyd Man grum Useless Slide Did It Strike Strike Strike Grasso Out 90 Days With Broken Ankle 4 Many of the thousands of fans who are expected to hike over the sandy stretches of the Cape Fear course will likely be leaning toward one of the Tar Heel entrants On the basis of recent play Johnny Palmer the poker-faced putting master from Charlotte appears to have the best chance among the Tar Heels NOTES on the back of a Florida roadmap: Grady Cole who has sometimes been dubious about fight promotions here beams over Legion's plans to match Al McCoy with Jake LaMotta here April 3 "I think it is the best fight they have arranged here" rumbles Grady ring commissioner "Jake isn't so much the ex-champ that he can't slug But if he expects a pushover in this McCoy I think he's wrong People like slugging and I hope Cecil Harris does well at the gate on this one Nobody in Charlotte deserves a break from boxing like Cecil" Lou Brissie the South Carolinian lefty is unhappy because the Indians want to ship him to the bushes The Orioles need southpaws and might swap an outfielder to Cleveland for Brissie Dumont's television wheels have wired an apology to WBTV for cutting off the last crucial minutes of Saturday's Knickerbocker-Celtic basketball playoff Dumont blames it on the game running 30 minutes long plus a mixup at the control board The guy who flubbed has been sentenced to a year watching "What's My Whine?" If Jessie Birchfield doesn't return from the Tennessee hills Duke likes the idea of Albemarle's Doug Knotts playing tackle TUCSON Ariz 01 The Cleveland Indians had only three catchers on the roster today following the team's first major fractured ankle suffered by Mickey Grasso Grasso who will be sidelined at least three months had been tentatively listed as Cleveland's No 2 catcher behind Jim Hegan Acquired from the Washington Nationals two months ago in exchange for Catcher Joe Tipton the aggressive Grasso was expected to instill fire into his new teammates Ile was on first base on a fielder's choice in the fifth inning of yesterday's exhibition with the Chicago Cubs when the accident occured Hal Newhouser hit a slow grounder to the left of the infield and Grasso thinking he might be forced slid into second and caught his spikes in the dirt No play was made at second but the damage was done Grasscrs left ankle was broken in six places Joe Ginsberg and Hal Naragon are the other two Cleveland Catchers Naragon since he was discharged from the Marines since last season can be carried above the 25-player limit as an ex-serviceman Three other major leaguers have been seriously hurt this spring The first was Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox who suffered a broken collarbone as he dove for a line drive 15 minutes after he reported to the Sox training camp On the second day of the exhibition season Bobby Thomson of the Milwaukee Braves slid into second base in a game and fractured his right ankle Fight Results Kiss of Death: lIamp Coleman the Red Springs husky was the subject of Red Smith's column two weeks rookie trying to break into the Dodger lineup Now he's been cut Bob Spangler Catavvba's cx-coach is in a more stable line: he's raising chinchillas here Skip Alexander was slated to play with the Duke of Windsor at the Palm Beach tourney but the Duke got the sniffles Eddie Cameron says Bernie Blaney Duke's sprting discovery at halfback reminds him of UNC's Johnny Branch (remember?) Beau Jack has his son George Walker fighting prelims on South Carolina pro cards Weight 80 pounds Butter Anderson State assistant says be was stopped by a highway patrolman outside Charlotte the other night for failure to dim his lights "Say aren't you from State?" asked the cop "Yes" admitted Butter hopefully "Well why did you guys let Dickle Hemric get away from you?" snarled the gendarme roaring away I 111 I Ili I4 1 11:: 0:4 11 I ti 9 Ri Ili 'H1 'n 14 oe 1 I 1 It 1 El I I l': I I ly i 1 1 ii1- 76-- I I 1: of i) ''N: 4 A 3 tt i 1 1 MIAMI BEACH Nor kus 19414 jersey City outvointed Dow ny leo DION Tamps 10 SYDNEY Australia Freddie Dow son Chicago stopped Berm Brown New Zeeland (Welterweights bat el set weights net available) PALM BEACH Fla golfers moved on to tournaments in Wilmington and Greensboro NC today while officials of the Seminole Golf Club put a new record on their books Lew Worsham chunky pro from Oakmont Pa clipped two strokes off the old mark in winning the annual Pro-Amateur Tournament yesterday with 68-68-136 The old record was held by several players at 138 It was Worsham's first tournament victory since his spectacular wedge shot gave him the $25000 first prize in the Tam O'Shanter at Chicago last August He collected $1800 for his Seminole victory Jim Ferrier of San Francisco was second with 140 and picked up $1000 Earl Stewart Jr of Dallas carded 141 to win $700 and Cary Middlecoff of Grossingers NY had 142 the same score turned in by Bo Winninger of Oklahoma City Each collected $475 Ted Kroll of New Hartford NY teamed with A Reese Morgan town WVa steel executive to win the pro-amateur division with a best ball of 123 Kroll won $1000 for his team triumph Ben Hogan of Palm Springs showed the effects of his long layoff and had 70-73-143 to tie with five others for sixth place worth $315 each Norkus Too Heavy Battered Danny Nardico Is Again Light Heavy 4 I tis Ours Alone in Suburban Charlotte spRINGRAvE Ps WOVEN A TAILORED ST 1111 FRAMS OF By BEN FUNK MIAMI BEACH Fla Nardico the Tampa brawler who depends on raw courage to overcome his lack of boxing ability retreated back to the light heavyweight ranks today after taking a second savage beating from Charley Norkus of Jersey City Norkus the unranked 24-year-old 'fiaSsys Beate6w 6RAsso Six Speak Their Piece CHOOSE NOW FROM NEWEST 1954 STYLES while stocks are largest! TS George Bradshaw trying to organize the Tar Heel League All Stars for his Greenville Spinner club? George the ex-Hornet catcher who made good has already purchased Bob Thomas Carl Miller and Jim Smiley from last year's Marion team Porky Rose from the extinct RC Owls In Winter Garden someone asked Joe Cambria the Cuban scout what he thought of a 6-6 Negro rookie the Hornets were trying out Poppa Joe's reply: "Only theeng he be good for is to paint heem white lay heem down and use heem for a foul line" Frank Se ivy who graced your TV set last night on Mel (The Stogie) Allen's show didn't get a field goal in that Kansas City East-West game That homer Bob Oldis whopped for the Nats yesterday must bave sent telepathic shudders through Cal Ermer The Chattanooga bossman hoped the Nats will return Olds to hisAA "he's the kind of catcher wto makes a mediocre team a great team" The Hornets are still searching for the Negro who can help them here but the Columbia Reds (another Sally League horse) plan to have three colored athletes After I erroneously picked Danny Nardico to avenge his defeat by Charley Norkus last night some parties suggest that I roll dice to make future TV fight predictions I can hardly believe that this will beat the old Indianhead penny have been flipping' Ted Abernathy the Stanley boy Is pitching for Fort McPherson Ga now He's the kid the Nat scouts said could never win with his crazy mixedup underhand delivery He copped 20 for Pete Appleton at Roanoke Rapids his first year Classified Ad Dept: Max Lanier Denton vet wants one more chance with a major league club Politics: Jerry Barger was named Duke football captain while the other Durham quarterback Worth Lutz is running for school president LOCKMAN despite the crank gunman's threats Is I cavorting like an 18-year-old in the Giant camp The Charlotte towtop is hitting 356 says his weight is up to a handsome 188 Joe Engel the Chattanooga Barnum is so busy selling his new laminated bat to the major leaguers In Florida that he hardly has time to tell over 100 anecdotes a day An Engel ex-elusive: Joe once signed Hank Greenberg for Washington tore up his contract because Engel's landlord also wanted to sign Hank and Joe was behind on the rent Somebody asked Bucky Harris if his new dusky outfielder Angel Scull could run "Run? Well he used to run match races with Minnie and he never came in second" COACHES OKAY NEW FT RULE Re $12 1 Pal mot 51 Set size $II for I Re 5 1Pc' k'444'i 1 51 it 1 4 Slii for 1 1 heavyweight had a 17-pound advantage as he hammered out a unanimous 10-round decision last night in the Miami Beach Auditorium He weighed 197 to Nardico's They were rematched for a national television audience as a result of their bloody eight-knockdown battle in the same ring Jan 20 Norkus flattened six times and bit the deck twice himself before the fight was stopped Neither man went down for a count last night but it was the same kind of brawl they had staged before and it was enough to convince a brutally beaten he doesn't belong in the heavyweight ranks "He's just too tough" Danny declared through puffed lips in his dressing room "1 had to give too much weight" "We tried something and learned our lesson" added Nardico's trainer Bill Gore "From now on Danny will stay in the light heavyweight division" Norkus was amazed at Nardico's courage Even when Danny's eyes were glazed and he seemed on the way out Norkus said he "kept growling to me to come on and fight" Referee Jimmy Peerless gave Norkus 98 points to 96 for Judge Stu Winston voted it 98-91 and Judge Morris Feingold 97-91 always on the attack got through Norkus' fumbling defense with dozens of smashing lefts and rights By the eighth round his white trunks were red with blood flowing from Norkus' nose But for every blow he landed he took two and in the ninth and lath as Norkus chopped home one vicious punch after another the crowd wondered why the wobbling Nardico didn't fall By JULIAN SCIIEER VERYBODY complained about the one-and- one free throw rule and the stalls in basketball but nobody did anything about the headaches That is until this week when the basketball rules committee threw out the old rule which allowed a second free toss if the first was missed on commion fouls At the Kansas City meeting the group following recommendations by the coaches also eliminated quarters from the game It is now a contest of two 20 minute halves how do coaches in this area feel about it? How will it affect the game and players? Will it make any difference to the spectator? Six coaches were asked these questions by The News and all agreed that the new regulations would be good for the game They were 100 per cent in favor with some slight modifications suggested for the future The new foul rule calls for a second free throw on common fouls (violations when a player is fouled NOT in the act of shooting) in the first 37 minutes of a player makes the first attempt good A miss on the first attempt puts the ball back in play By taking out the quarters the committee has made the game a full 40 minute affair The old rule of two shots at the basket when a player is fouled in the act of shooting and on any violation in the last three minutes remains Here are the observations of the coaches surveyed: 4 surveyed: Now's the time to get out of your heavy clothing and into a lightweight Spring weave suit It will lighten your step give you the new outlook of the lighter wayofdiving and working It has the fine tailored look wonderful fit and hangs out wrinkles overnight Spring into a Springweave for that grand feeling Spring through Fall OUR BOOKS ARE CLOSED Pay Va May 1041699 Pay 11 June Pay 1i July 10-31701 Sales Tax Included SEE THESE OTHER "PALM BEACH" FAVORITES Complete Stock Palm Beach FashlonMers $3290 Palm Beach RESORTWEAVE Sport Coati $32380 Palm Beach SLACKS Nubby texture MU 290 240 L96 Bob Ortiz the muscular rad Cuban who played outfield for the Hornets once upon a time broke his arm in Havana and will be out of the Cuban lineup for six weeks Phil Homer has such faith in Cal Ermer's Chattanooga club that he bet a 'Nooga writer a $50 suit against a $5 hat that the Lookouts would win the Southern Association pennant Bobby Beal the Lincolnton Class warhorse is mulling over the idea of quitting baseball Wben Connie Marrero his cigar-puffing Cuban walked in a run the other day Bucky Harris chided the 43-year-old pitcher: "Whatsa matter with you you old-timer you got no control?" Said Marrero: "Pretty soon control" Then he explained the mel lowing of a pitcher's control: "Dwandy (20) year-old no control thirdy-year-old no control fody-year-old leedle bit control year-old strike-strike-strike!" 'I like the no-quarters deal I think that in the future it may be advisable to give a team an extra instead of to give another rest period My suggestion would be three timeouts a half" MURRAY GREASON WAKE "The new free throw rule will cut down on profit fouling something we've needed You won't foul to gain possession of the ball You'll certainly be careful who you foul especially the good shooters when the full value of a field goal two points can be earned "The new rule on no quarters won't hurt the game However an extra timeout may be worth considering" JIM HAMILTON LENOIR RHYNE new rules are good The foul rule benefits the boy who is proficient It is a positive rule now "I like no quarters too It will eliminate stalling which had become at least three minutes of a 40 minute game You will miss two jump balls but If you have a big man the other team will still be at a disadvantage off the boards" HAL BRADLEY time we helped the foul shooters It will increase scoring I think I like both regulations and think the fans will like them That's who we play the game for anyway "With no quarters the fans get another break I don't think we need a rest period" BANKS McFADDEN CLEMSON "The new free throw rule will encourage good basketball It will bring careful accurate shooting back Players have had a tendency to relax under the old rule Now you will shoot well at first or the ball is in play If you do you're rewarded "I think the quarters in basketball have changed the game These new rules might be carried out for the whole 40 minutes rather than lust 37 Make it a 40 minute contest "The elimination of the quarter may hurt the jump ball situation somewhat "I think the next step is to help the defensive player more We need to protect him for I feel the rules still favor the man with the ball" On the agenda next year? Probably an extra timeout maybe an extension of the present rulp for a full game 4 -Mk 4 plain PAUL HAHN TRICK SHOT GOLFER TO SHOW HERE A's Are Crippled FRANK McGUIRE NORM 'I think both rules will help the game I saw Penn State and Southern California play the consolation game in the NCAA tournament in Kansas City under the new foul rule 'It worked well I returned to the East with the Penn State team and the players liked it too It will put a premium on good shooting and cut out wild shots "As far as the elimination of quarters think this will speed up the game There will no longer be the long stalling period at the end of each quarter as a team waits for one good shot The fans should go for this" DANNY MILLER is certainly better than the old rule A defensive team will think twice about fouling especially fouling a good free throwertIt should add a lot to the game "famous for famous brands" 4 CENTRAL of PECAN THE PLAZA llitag It Ganda Samford Ins Iltat It Palm Bead romans Wool and and sestet 1 4 I TI 1 ii JIMMIE 1 0 Int si I i F-4 1 i---4 do' 1 I 1 1 1 IA 4 famous for famous brands" 11 CENTRAL of PECAN THE PLAZA '4 1 ij 1 4 1 1 1 Ram IL Coodall4anford Ina tEet It Palm Bomb Compans Wool and mohair moo and acetate 113 0 WEST PALM BEACH Fla The Philadelphia Athletics have a lengthy disabled list When the A's traveled to Fort Pierce yesterday to play the Pittsburgh Pirates Gus Zernial Don Bollweg Bobby Shantz and Spook Jacobs remained behind for treatment of various ailmenes Tommy Giordano Billy Shantz Harry Minor and Cookie Stemple were bedridden by grirPes Paul Hahn who has gained worldwide fame for his trick golf shots will give an exhibition of his talents at East wood Golf Conrse on Sunday afternoon April 4 at 4 pm Clayton Heafner Eastwood pro said in announcing the engagement of Hahn "He puts on one of the classiest shows I have ever seen" Haber stressed the fact that no admission fee will bo charged for spectators It is an Eastwood promotion Hahn tan de some wonderful things with a golf ball" said Ilea filer "We believe his exhibition will help to late interest in golf" A 4 4ik04AkAAd40S4aift.